Rijuhn
01-01-2003, 12:58 AM
I worked with my dad yesterday on the job. My dad owns his own construction company, but focuses only on reinforcing steelwork. My dad had 3 of his best workers, himself, and me to finish up the foundation to an addition to a local hospital.
Man, I gotta tell you. Lifting up, carrying, and dropping off 20-80 pounds of steel non-stop for 8 hours is hard work. It's hard, honest work, and it pays well, because most people in these times want soft indoor jobs, so the whole construction pay has basically gone up recently.
My shoulder, which had to endure plenty of steel, is a knotty mass of bruised tissue. My arms are barely strong enough to pick up a chair, or turn a door handle, and my back feels like it's about to give out whenever I make any move. But all together I feel great, because I know I just make 60 bucks yesterday, and worked the hell out of my body. I'll most likely still stay sore until Thursday, which is also the next day my dad wants me to help him.
My dad also told me that if I show enough promise he'd put me on the payroll and I'd be working with him whenever I'm not in college (Mon, Wed, Fri.) I see this as a golden opportunity to get back into shape, get a tan on my sickly white face, and earn a good chunck of money to help pay for a future car and student loans.
I think physical work is the best kind of work for me, because I like to do honest hard work, and I need to get my body into shape anyway. I work my mind enough at college and at home online anyway. I'm going to go lie down now, and happy new years everyone.
Man, I gotta tell you. Lifting up, carrying, and dropping off 20-80 pounds of steel non-stop for 8 hours is hard work. It's hard, honest work, and it pays well, because most people in these times want soft indoor jobs, so the whole construction pay has basically gone up recently.
My shoulder, which had to endure plenty of steel, is a knotty mass of bruised tissue. My arms are barely strong enough to pick up a chair, or turn a door handle, and my back feels like it's about to give out whenever I make any move. But all together I feel great, because I know I just make 60 bucks yesterday, and worked the hell out of my body. I'll most likely still stay sore until Thursday, which is also the next day my dad wants me to help him.
My dad also told me that if I show enough promise he'd put me on the payroll and I'd be working with him whenever I'm not in college (Mon, Wed, Fri.) I see this as a golden opportunity to get back into shape, get a tan on my sickly white face, and earn a good chunck of money to help pay for a future car and student loans.
I think physical work is the best kind of work for me, because I like to do honest hard work, and I need to get my body into shape anyway. I work my mind enough at college and at home online anyway. I'm going to go lie down now, and happy new years everyone.